Hiroshima 70 years ago

[abaris]

I would prefer no conflict. I think our attempted commitment to minimize civilian impact is in recognition that they are largely not in control and are subject to the whims of their masters, much as we are to ours and their repeated desire to meddle.

All this talk about precision bombing is mostly propaganda to make the folks at home feel better. If you look at the actual civilian casualties, they're actually higher than they were in WWII. Only taking bomb casualties of course, not the ones being the victims of other atrocities.

Today it may be a little bit better than it was in Korea or Vietnam, where millions of civilians lost their lives. But looking at Iraq body count and considering the overall population of that country, the casualty numbers are horrendous.